15017 Cuppy

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15017 Cuppy
Discovery
Discovered by LONEOS
Discovery date September 22, 1998
Designations
Alternative names 1998 SS25
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5)
Aphelion 404.453 Gm (2.704 AU)
Perihelion 291.523 Gm (1.949 AU)
Semi-major axis 347.988 Gm (2.326 AU)
Eccentricity 0.162
Orbital period 1295.857 d (3.55 a)
Average orbital speed 19.40 km/s
Mean anomaly 35.901°
Inclination 6.219°
Longitude of ascending node 63.910°
Argument of perihelion 347.654°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ? km
Mass ?×10? kg
Mean density ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity ? m/s²
Escape velocity ? km/s
Rotation period ? d
Albedo 0.10?
Temperature ~182 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude 15.1

Asteroid 15017 Cuppy, a main-belt object previously known as 1998 SS25, was discovered on September 22, 1998, by Edward L. G. Bowell of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS), Anderson Mesa Station. It was named in September 2003 for Will Cuppy (1884-1949), American humorist and journalist.

Asteroid 15017 Cuppy, July 1, 2004.
Asteroid 15017 Cuppy, July 1, 2004.

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